Orissa Bill

India is at least a decade behind China in embracing technology that could convert its coal reserves into enough gas and oil to surmount chronic power shortages and halve its energy import bill of $110 billion a year.

Objecting to the Centre's new proposal that gives it jurisdiction over state-developed ports, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged nine coastal states and a Union Territory to jointly oppose the move.

The Rajya Sabha Thursday passed a bill to change the name of Orissa to 'Odisha' and an amendment in the constitution to rename Oriya language as 'Odiya'."The name of the state specified as Orissa in the First Schedule of the Constitution be changed as Odisha," Home Minister P. Chidambaram said while introducing the bill in the Rajya Sabha. The Oris...

On Monday, the government is to move in the Lok Sabha a constitutional amendment bill that proposes to rename Orissa as Odisha.

India is at least a decade behind China in embracing technology that could convert its coal reserves into enough gas and oil to surmount chronic power shortages and halve its energy import bill of $110 billion a year.

Objecting to the Centre's new proposal that gives it jurisdiction over state-developed ports, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged nine coastal states and a Union Territory to jointly oppose the move.

The Rajya Sabha Thursday passed a bill to change the name of Orissa to 'Odisha' and an amendment in the constitution to rename Oriya language as 'Odiya'."The name of the state specified as Orissa in the First Schedule of the Constitution be changed as Odisha," Home Minister P. Chidambaram said while introducing the bill in the Rajya Sabha. The Oris...

On Monday, the government is to move in the Lok Sabha a constitutional amendment bill that proposes to rename Orissa as Odisha.